by Brook Bailey | Jan 31, 2019 | Daily Devotional
I wanna love somebody, but I don’t know how. — from Sucker’s Prayer by The Decemberists When I was 6, my parents divorced. As a result, I didn’t really grow up with an example of what a loving relationship was supposed to look like. Everything...
by Brook Bailey | Dec 21, 2018 | Daily Devotional
My two kids are hilarious, and not in a kids-say-the-darndest-things sort of way. My two teenagers are quick-witted, genuinely funny people. My 16-year-old daughter is always cracking jokes. And when we’re just sitting around the house, she keeps us in stitches....
by Brook Bailey | Feb 12, 2018 | Daily Devotional
If you’ve never read the story of Rahab (Joshua 2), you should check it out. Here’s my attempt at a CliffsNotes[1] version: Joshua sent a couple of spies on a recon mission into the Canaanite city of Jericho. Their presence was discovered, but a Canaanite...
by Brook Bailey | Jul 12, 2017 | Daily Devotional
Over the past several months, I have realized two very important truths about myself: I need help. I never ask for help. As you can imagine, these two ideas do not play well together. So when I say, “I need help,” what do I mean? In what areas of my life...
by Brook Bailey | Mar 11, 2017 | Daily Devotional
In Sunday’s sermon, we learned that, for those of us in Christ, three things are true: We have been made new. We have been completely forgiven. We have been given a new message and a new purpose. I totally get the first two on the list. I may need the occasional...
by Brook Bailey | Feb 20, 2017 | Daily Devotional
Nearly 11 years ago, we adopted Parker the Wonderdog when he was just a three-month-old puppy. As it turns out, he is a natural-born hunter. If you’re a bug, mouse, possum or rabbit, I don’t recommend hanging out in our back yard, because Parker will chase...
